Li Peng

Li Peng
Li Pengserved as the fourth Premier of the People's Republic of China, between 1987 and 1998, and the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, from 1998 to 2003. For much of the 1990s Li was ranked second in the Communist Party of Chinahierarchy behind then Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin. He retained his seat on the CPC Politburo Standing Committee until 2002...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPublic Servant
CountryChina
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The border issue between China and India is one left over from history. It naturally takes time and patience on both sides to settle such issues.
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The tide of liberalization had risen to dangerous levels by 1989,
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Comrade Xiaoping said, 'What I am worried is that you are not bold enough to carry out your work. You have to learn hard and train yourself in work in order to make yourself more mature,'
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The year 1998 is an important year to comprehensively carry out the spirit of the 15th National Party Congress, and implement the policies and guidelines set forth by the Party Central Committee,
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Such a system may be suitable to the West. However, China has its own conditions. We are a developing country with a large population,
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We have reiterated on many occasions that China wishes to establish and develop long-term, good-neighbourly and friendly relations with all countries in south Asia.
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